 Barked: Tue May 29, '12 10:38pm PST |
 | |  | | Start him out with a small, submissive dog (small being his size or smaller); watch them carefully and don't let the other dog crowd into his space. Sometimes a dog that shows no interest in him starts to settle things down. Once he's ok with the first dog, gradually introduce him to other laid back, carefully chosen dogs. Try to never let him around big dogs again unless they're really a laid back breed like a older lab or golden (some dog parks are now separating areas into big and small dog areas). My niece's 10 pound dog was grabbed by the back and shaken hard like a rabbit by a bigger dog; luckily she got to him and rescued him, and he was sore and scared, but no broken back or bites. He still sometimes is scared if he sees a bigger dog he doesn't feel safe with. I think that's just a smart survivor response. My Sara is about 55 pounds, but I still am very protective of her with aggressive and bigger dogs as Sara is a very submissive non fighter. One neighbor's dog has been getting through an electric fence, and I got a prod that will give a pretty good shock (tried it on myself, not pleasant). One go at Sara, one shock by me, and the dog totally leaves her (and me) alone. Didn't do him any permanent damage, and he absolutely will have nothing to do with Sara. He still goes after other people's dogs while they're on leash, but won't come near us. |  |  | |  |
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It has been a while since we've popped into the forums. We are still on pmail, but the new dogster is just so technically confusing for Mommy that accessing the forums has been pretty impossible. However, we did make a special effort today because Mommy's furry friend Tank from pet's mart needs POTP again. 
On Tuesday night he got attacked by an aggressive rottie at the dog park. Tank got bit on the top of the head pretty bad. The rottie was muzzled, then as soon as he arrived at the dog park, the owner unmuzzled him. Tank has healed up pretty nicely, but he is now a bit grumbly with other dogs. 
on a speedy recovery.
